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DIVISION XXIII. — (IRELAND) ULSTER. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879 prom Antrim, 

 Armagh, Donegal and Monaghan. 



Antrim. Weather, severe in early part of the year ; spring, very 

 backward and cold ; aut., cold and wet (Belfast). Min. rainfall, 

 Bushmills, alt., 33 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 29-56 ins., on 195 days : max., 

 Belfast (New Barnsley), alt., 200 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 42-91 ins., on 202 

 days. Min. temp., Aghalee, alt., 110 ft. ; Dec. 5th, 14°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—5 (1), 8 (2), 3 (3), total at 2 places. 



Armagh. Rainfall, excessive in sum., and very prejudicial to 

 crops (Edward St. Station) : min. rainfall, Armagh Obs., alt., 208 

 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 7 ins. ; 32-27 ins., on 202 days : max., Flurrybridge, 

 alt., 340 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. • 44-12 ins., on 153 days. Min. temps., Ar- 

 magh (Palace), Dec. 4th, 8° : Armagh, alt., 206 ft. • Dec. 2nd, 

 17°-6: Loughgall, alt., 207 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 16°-7. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—21 (1), 11 (2), 5 (3), total at 2 places. 



Donegal. Temp., extremely low in early winter and spring ; 

 sum., cold and wet: Rainfall, not excessive, Raphoe (Convoy 

 House). First four months, dry but cold; sum., wet, stormy and 

 cold. Oct. and Nov., fine, Ramelton (Killygarvan). Min. rainfall, 

 Ramelton (Ballyare), alt., 60 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 34-59 ins., on 217 

 days : max., Inver, alt., 100 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 42*65 ins. Min. temp., 

 Ballymaeool, alt., 200 ft. ; [Dec. 4th ?], 14°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—12 (1), 12 (2), 10 (3), total at 1 place. 



Monaghan. Rainfall, severe (Glaslough). Min. temp., Dec. 

 12th [2nd ?], 12°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—12 (1), 12 (2), 10 (3), total at 1 place. 



Tyrone. Rainfall, about the av., yet it did much injury, as 

 the greater part fell when not wanted (Stewartstown). Min. rainfall, 

 Caledon Glebe, alt., 125 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 30-39 ins. : max., Beragh 

 (Clogherny), alt., 434 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 42-14 ins. Min. temps., 

 Omagh, Dec. 1st, 6° ; Jan. 21st, 1880, 14° : Lissan, alt., 305 ft. ; 

 Dec. 2nd, 19°. 



